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whole: the title is positioned in the upper third, with the text below occupying the remainder, both in red. All set
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text: WOMEN OF LANCASHIRE.
Do you realise that if you keep back a son or sweetheart you are prolonging the War and adding to the peril of those who have gone?
E. and J. L. Milner, 'Guardian' Printing Works, Lancaster.

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Recruitment poster appealing to women of Lancashire to encourage their male loved ones to join the armed forces. Many posters appealed to an individual’s sense of duty, but some used emotional blackmail encouraging family and friends to put pressure on potential soldiers.